2. Apostle’s
Creed

3. maker of heaven and earth.
I believe in God,
the Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth.

4. who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary,
And in Jesus Christ,
his only Son, our Lord;
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead, and buried;

5. the third day he rose from the dead; he ascended into heaven,
and sitteth at the right hand
of God the Father Almighty;
from thence he shall come
to judge the quick and the dead.

6. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic* Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
*universal

7. GOD!
Genesis 1:1 & 1:26-27
Exodus 3:
Mark 14: 36

8. ~I BELIEVE~
What do we mean
by saying,
“I Believe?”

9. ~I BELIEVE~
Examples of
Beliefs

10. to action; to sacrifice;
Our Beliefs:
“Power to motivate us
to action; to sacrifice;
to serve!”

11. Question:
What are some of
your deeply held
“religious” beliefs?

12. The Apostle’s Creed
is the most enduring
expression of the
deeply held beliefs
of the Apostles!

13. Short History & Origin of
The Apostle’s Creed…
Early Christians
“Rule of Faith”!

14. GOD…
“I believe in God,
Father Almighty,
Creator of
Heaven & Earth!”

15. GOD…
We believe in one
Supreme Being, one who
is the Power and Source
of Everything created!
Genesis 1:1; 1:26-27

16. Cosmological Physicist,
George Lamaitre
Catholic Priest,
Cosmological Physicist,
Father of the
“Big Bang Theory”

17. “Universe had a beginning, a day in which it was born!”
George Lamaitre
“Big Bang Theory”
“Universe had a beginning,
a day in which it was born!”
Possible to Reconcile
Faith & Science!

18. “Source of all that IS; Being
Who Is God?
“ I AM WHO I AM!”
Exodus 3:13-14
“Source of all that IS; Being
from which everything
has come to be & will be!”

19. Apostle Paul affirmed:
“In Him we live
and
have our Being”
Acts 17: 28

20. intimate, loving, Being!”
Who Is God?
“ ABBA…FATHER”
Mark 14: 36
“Jesus reveals Him as
FATHER, a very personal,
intimate, loving, Being!”

21. “Self Evolution of life would
Is There A God?
Oxford Mathematician
John Lennox:
“Self Evolution of life would
be a 1 to 10 to 40,000 power
possibility!”
Easier to win Lottery!

22. Three Layered Chocolate Cake “Spontaneous assembly of
A Simpler Analogy:
Three Layered Chocolate Cake
“Spontaneous assembly of
cocoa, eggs, flour, sugar
and oil!”

23. With all that is
already shared,
I BELIEVE
in God
BECAUSE…

24. HIS Eternal Existence paves
FAITH in God Matters!
HIS Eternal Existence paves
the way for my
Eternal Existence
as a Child of God!